Support for increased gas taxes in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and his Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi recently released a plan to reform the management of transportation in Massachusetts as well as to better finance improvements and operations. A key element of this plan is to increase gas taxes by 19 cents per gallon, indexed to inflation.

By signing on to this petition, you indicate your support for the use of increased gas taxes as a desirable approach to financing transportation. Relying on toll increases on the Mass Turnpike would be both unfair and insufficient. Doing nothing and continuing to leave transportation unfunded would cost everyone more, both directly and indirectly.

In addition, gas taxes help to create more incentives for higher fuel-economy vehicles.

Opponents of gas taxes tend to be much more vocal than supporters. Sign on the petition below in order to demonstrate broad support for increased gas taxes.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and his Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi recently released a plan to reform the management of transportation in Massachusetts as well as to better finance improvements and operations. A key element of this plan is to increase gas taxes by 19 cents per gallon, indexed to inflation.

By signing on to this petition, you indicate your support for the use of increased gas taxes as a desirable approach to financing transportation. Relying on toll increases on the Mass Turnpike would be both unfair and insufficient. Doing nothing and continuing to leave transportation unfunded would cost everyone more, both directly and indirectly.

In addition, gas taxes help to create more incentives for higher fuel-economy vehicles.

Opponents of gas taxes tend to be much more vocal than supporters. Sign on the petition below in order to demonstrate broad support for increased gas taxes.